Edinburgh Surgery Online Global Scholarships 2025–2026 | Fully Funded MSc

Edinburgh Surgery Online Global Scholarships 2025–2026 | Fully Funded Opportunity for LMIC Applicants

Table of Content

Overview of Edinburgh Surgery Online (ESO) Global Scholarships
Scholarship Details
Who is Eligible?
Application Process and Application Deadline
Notification of Results
Contact for Queries

Are you a medical professional from a low or lower-middle-income country seeking to enhance your surgical knowledge through a world-class education? The University of Edinburgh is offering a limited number of fully funded scholarships for its online MSc in Surgical Sciences for the academic year 2025–2026. Delivered entirely online, this flexible program allows you to advance your career without leaving your country or interrupting your clinical responsibilities. With full tuition fees covered and support for internet access, this scholarship is a golden opportunity for aspiring surgeons from under-resourced regions to gain expertise from a globally respected institution.

Scholarship Details

The Edinburgh Surgery Online (ESO) Global Scholarships cover:

Full tuition fees for the MSc in Surgical Sciences (Online Learning)
Contribution towards internet access
Award is subject to satisfactory academic progress

Note: Entry to the ChM (Master of Surgery) programmes has been paused for the 2025/26 academic year as the university updates its teaching structure.

Who is Eligible?

To be considered for this scholarship, applicants must:

Be a national and current resident of a country listed as low-income or lower-middle-income by the World Bank. (Check the updated list via the World Bank link.)
Have received at least a conditional offer of admission to the MSc in Surgical Sciences (Online Learning)
Submit a letter of support by email to: eso.scholarships@ed.ac.uk

Application Process

Applications are now open. Here’s what you need to do:

Visit the Clinical Sciences – Scholarships webpage for complete application guidance.
Ensure you have a conditional or unconditional offer from the university before applying for the scholarship.
Email your letter of support and necessary documents to the scholarship committee.

Application deadline: Monday, 5 May 2025
Scholarships will be awarded competitively, so early and well-prepared applications are encouraged.

Notification of Results

All applicants will be informed of the outcome of their scholarship application by the end of August 2025.

Contact for Queries

For any questions or further support: eso.scholarships@ed.ac.uk

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to Scholarship at Uniplus Global to apply